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SPRING MATTRESS. APPLICATION FILED MAR- l3. 1915.

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F. G. KAPELMANi I SPRING MATTRESS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 13, 1915.

Patented June 27, 1916.

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FELIX Gr.'KAPELMAN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SPRING-MATTRESS.

To all whom it may concern: s

Be it known that I, FELIX G. KAPELMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing in New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Spring- Mattresses,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improvement in a spring mattress and moreparticularly in the side guards for preventing 'an undesirabledisplacement of the bed clothes that are supported on such mattress.

One of the main Objects of the present invention is to provide a rigidnon-sagging side guard for spring mattresses.

More generally an aim of the invention is to provide means forpreventing the side guards of a spring mattress from sagging or becomingdeformed, due to a person sitting on ,the'edge of the bed whichundesirable sagging deformation is strikingly evident with the resilientside guard constructions heretofore in use.

Another object of the invention is to provide such a reinforcementwhereby the main I body of the spring mattress will be reinforcedagainst any undue sagging deformation.

Still another object of the invention is to provide such a rigidnon-sagging side guard which is connected to the main body of the springmattress by straps thereby to reinforce the main body of the'springmattress.

These and other features, capabilities and advantages of the inventionwill appear from the subjoined detailed description of one specificembodiment thereof illustrated in the accompanying drawings in whichFigure 1 is a fragmental perspective showing a portion of the bedequipped with the present improved spring mattress. Fig. 2 is anenlarged fragmental detail showing a corner of the spring mattress. Fig.8 is a side elevation of the spring mattress detached. Fig. 4 is asection of the same along the line 4-4 of Fig. 3. Figs. 5 and 6 arefragmental end and side elevations respectively of one of the cornerbrackets of the frame of the spring mattress. Fig. 7 is an end elevationof the spring mattress and frame detached. Fig. 8 is an enlargedfragmental perspective showing a portion of an end cross bar of theframe of the spring mattress illustrating the raised portion againstwhich the non-flexible side guard is Specification of Letters Patent.Patent d J 27 1916 Application filed March 13, 1915.

Serial No. 14,082.

clamped. Fig. 9 is a perspective of the suspended by and secured to theend bars 12 in any suitable manner.

Above each of the longitudinal sides of the spring mattress 14, one ofthe side guards 15 is provided, having each of its ends secured to oneof the end bars 12, respectively, and supported in position above thelongitudinal sides of the spring mattress 14: by means of brackets 16mounted on the tubular side bars 11.

The side guards 15 are substantially rigid and non-flexible and ofsufficient tensile,

strength so that a person sitting thereon will not in any waypermanently deform the same. 7

To protect the sprin mattress against undue sagging, straps v1? areprovided along the side guards 15 and connected to the longitudinalborder members 18 of the spring mattress 141. The straps 17 further tendto maintain in place the bed clothes formed on the spring mattress 1%and prevent them from extending out between the side guards 15 and theborder members 18.

The corner brackets 13 each comprise a tubular portion 19 mounted andfixed in place on the end of a tubular bar 11, an up wardly extendingarm 20 of L-shaped cross section, diminishing in its upward extent, a

lateral supporting plate 21 extending outwardly from the arm 20 anddisposed adj a cent to the tubular portion 19, and a transverselydisposed supporting member 22 secured at the upward diminished end ofthearm 20. The supporting member 22 and the upper diminished end of the arm20 are preferably secured to the vertical portion 23 of an end bar 12,while the horizontal portion 241 of such end bar extends inwardly and isconnected with the spring mattress 14 by coil springs 25. The sideguards 12 each preferably comprise a metallic table the ends of whichare secured to the ends of the end bars 12. In the present instance eachof the ends of the end bars 12 are provided with a raised portion 26between which raised portion 26 and the channel 27 of a channeledclamping plate 28 an end of a cable is disposed and clamped in place,the clamping plate 28 being secured to the end bars 12 in any suitablemanner.

The brackets 16 for supporting a cable above a border member 18 of thespring mattress are disposed one at each end of a bar 11. Each bracket16 comprises a tubular portion 29 fixed to the bar 11, an outwardlyextending portion 30, and an upwardly extending portion 31 (Fig. 10) atthe end of which is formed a rounded notch 32 for receiving a cable 15.The straps 17 are disposed on the cables 15 intermediate two brackets 16and suitably spaced from one another and from the brackets 16, and eachcomprise an upper looped portion 33 to grasp a cable 15 and a lowerlooped portion 34 to grasp a border member 18 of the spring mattress 1f. By this means, the body portion of the spring mattress 14 will besupported.

.VVhen the spring mattress is placed in position on a bedstead such asillustrated in Fig. 1, the lateralsupporting plates 21 will rest on thelongitudinal side bars 35 of the bedstead, and the longitudinal tubularside bars 11 of the mattress will be disposed inside of the side bars 35as shown, while the spring mattress ll will extend over the side bars35, with the cables 15 above the longitudinal border members 18 of thespring mattress, this being permitted by the outward extensions 30 ofthe brackets 16.

It is obvious that various changes and modifications may be made to thedetails of construction without departing from the general spirit of theinvention.

insane i I claim:

1. The combination with a frame having end bars, of a spring mattresssecured to said frame, side guards comprising a cable having its endsdirectly secured to said end bars, and brackets secured to said frameand supporting said side guards above the sides of said spring mattress.

2. The combination with a frame having end. bars and side bars, of aspring mattress, means for securing said mattress to said end bars,brackets fixed on said side bars and extending above the sides of saidspring mattress, there being notches in the upper ends of said brackets,and inelastic side guards comprising a cable having its ends secured tosaid end bars, and extending over and being supported in the notches ofsaid brackets.

3. The combination with a frame having end bars. and side bars, of aspring mattress, means for securing said mattress to said end bars,brackets fixed on said side bars and extending above the sides of saidspring mattress, said end bars projecting beyond the sides of said sidebars togther with said spring mattress, said brackets comprising anouter extension having an arm extending from the outer end thereof andextending above the sides of the mattress, there being notches in theupper ends of said upwardly extending arms, and inelastic side guardscomprising a cable having its ends secured to said end bars andextending over and being supported in the notches of said upwardlyextending arms.

FELIX G. KAPELMAN.

lVitnesses GUs'rAv Dnnws, I H. D. PENNEY.

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